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A four-day city break by train

A worked example for a couple: Lisbon and Porto by train in four days, with one unhurried morning each day, a food tour, a fado evening and no car at all.

Length: 4 days · 2 cities
Travelling: 2 travellers
Route: Lisbon → Porto
Planned spend: ≈ €1,240 total

Train and walking

Central stays

Late starts

One booked dinner a day

Rain plan for each city

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Route map

The overnight stops of this example, in the order you travel.

Sam (adult)

Loves food markets and viewpoints. Happy walking 12 km a day.

Alex (adult)

Prefers late mornings, museums and one sit-down dinner each evening.

Day by day

Day 1 · Lisbon
Thu 8 May
Arrive, check in, an easy first evening.
12:10 · Airport → Baixa by metro
Red then green line, 30 min. No car needed.
Two Navegante cards
13:00 · Small hotel in Chiado
Lift, quiet back room, walkable to everything.
Booking ref SAMPLE-LIS-210
16:30 · Tram 28 hill and Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Sunset over Alfama. Plan B: Elevador de Santa Justa if the tram queue is long.
20:00 · Dinner in Alfama with fado
Small room, set menu, music from 21:00.
Table for 2 · SAMPLE-FADO-77
Day 2 · Lisbon
Fri 9 May
Belém in the morning, food market in the afternoon.
10:30 · Jerónimos Monastery
Timed entry avoids the long queue.
2 tickets · SAMPLE-JER-31
12:30 · Pastéis de Belém
Take-away counter is faster than the tables.
15:00 · Time Out Market and LX Factory
Grazing lunch, bookshops, a slow afternoon.
20:30 · Dinner in Príncipe Real
Seafood rice for two.
SAMPLE-PR-12
Day 3 · Porto
Sat 10 May
Morning train north, river evening.
09:39 · Alfa Pendular Lisbon → Porto
2 h 50, reserved seats, café car.
2 seats · SAMPLE-CP-4471
13:00 · Guesthouse in Ribeira
River view, steep street: taxi from the station.
SAMPLE-OPO-55
16:00 · Port cellar tour in Gaia
Tasting of three ports, 60 min.
2 places · SAMPLE-PORT-9
20:00 · Dinner on the Ribeira
Grilled fish, terrace if dry.
Day 4 · Porto
Sun 11 May
Bookshop, tiles and home.
09:30 · Livraria Lello
First slot of the day, voucher counts towards a book.
SAMPLE-LELLO-3
11:00 · São Bento station tiles and Bolhão market
Short walk, coffee at the market.
15:00 · Metro to the airport
Purple line, 35 min. Two-hour buffer before the flight.

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